St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 13, 1901

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Alas, they say it was a draft From Harrison's ice wagon That struck the President abaft And seized him like a dragon! ’ Whence came the cold and cruel blast And in his breast these horrors masse‘ ee onesie em - ———— eee =e —— --——_— — e -LATEEVENTS PICTU a MCKINLEY HAS THE GRIP, At last ite days No longer will No longer will th t) t) At army posts throughout the land The small but fierce canteen. Imbibe the amber juice That gave him artificial joy In quantities profuse. No wonder, when they raised a stone, That when they chose to place it They graved this legend thereupon: “Army Canteen—hic jacet!’’ SUNDAY- MORN NG—ST. LOUIS—JANUARY 13, 1903 PRICE FIVE CENTS _ Hic fo? Coun 38 JActer LAId TO REST. are numbered, and be seen (a e soldier boy CONCRATULATIONS, Stretch hands today across the states, Across the mighty river; Missouri greets the younger Yates In tones with joy that quiver, And Illinois, proud commonwealth, With gracious ways of love in her, Pauses to wish all joy and health, To great Missouri's governor. What states are richer than the ones Which now, with tones a-quiver, Stand up to greet their favorite sons, Who “shake” across the river? ‘ “=~ NIC KOLA TESia ~ —_— SCRIBED: POST-DISPATCH THE FICHT iS ON IN (LLINOIS. CETTING NEXT To MARS. Says Tesla, gazing at the stars: “*Tis plain as A, B, C; I’ve had a message straight from Mars, To-wit, viz.: ‘1; 2, 3°.” Ere lang this man of great idees Will simply skin the races, And with great ease be able to freeze To “royals’ or four aces. Ere long a man by Marsographs Will be so aptly guided That, though the lucky fellow laughs, The world will be one-sided. AO ™ Now Shelby M. and Tanner, in A mix-up pugilistic, Will soon determine which will Win In the arena fistic. Hitt, Cannon, Prince and Warner stand In eager mood to see Where th’ senatorial prige will land When calls the referee. If Shelby M. puts Tanner out, Hard up against the ropes, Who'll tackle Shelby with a shout And try to dash his hopes? BRITAIN'S. VAST - — —_, With Wonderful Skill, MANY PROPOSALS OF RAISING ~ FRESH LEVIES OF VOLUNTEERS. Ferfect Stampede From Cape Town— Tactics of the Boers Keep Kitch- ener’s Veterans Guessing— Revolution Repeated. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. (Copyright, 1901.) LONDON, Jan. 12—The appalling deve!l- opments in the South African situation are causing the deepest consternation here. It is now nearly three months since the British army found it possible toe act on the offensive, while every day there are e fresh acccounts of the daring tactics of the Boers, who are acting upon a plan conceived with consummate skill and ex- ecuted with amazing intrepidity and re- sources to cut off Lord Kitchener's com- munications with both the Cape and Natal. The position of affairs in Cape Colony is wrapped in mystery, owing to the scanti- ness of the information passed by the cen- gor, but it is divined from the general pur- port of the news that the immediate out- look is of the gravest possible character. All manner of panicky proposals are printed for raising fresh levies of volun- teers here, including a suggested summons to the City Imperial Volunteers. but Kitch- ener’s need is capable mounted rifiemen, for 40,000 of whom, as cabled weeks ago ARMY HELPLESS Boers Act on the Offensive LONDON PRESS IN A PANIC. COURTED - —_——— eeeeeteocers soereaeee® - ail I | ul a” nr ' ' ’ ‘mf ; il ih wii} {hi i] 4 ove renee The hie, He iia: a peck a at it -— “-» and who has just been divorced on Helen but A BREAKER OF MANY HEARTS MAS, PAGET TQ Sorts of Gowns. CREATIONS OF WORTH ELABORATE AFFAIR. Table at Her Good-By Dinner to the Prince Will Be Decorated After | the Newest Parisian Style— Study in White and Pink. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch, & (Copyright, 1901.) — LONDON, Jan. -12.—Mrs. Arthur Paget will give a small fareweW dinner to the | Prince of Wales tomorrow night before | | | prince includes Lord Roberts, ' } the departure of the New York on Wednes- | day. The company invited to meet the Countess formerly Lady Sarah Wilson and Keppel. Howe, The table will newest Parisian style in white, with a mir- ror mounted in Louis Quinze ormolu down the center. The only china used is to le | white Saxe, similarly mounted in ormolu. |The flowers will be pale pink roses, while | | | | i light-hearted | the Saxe china. chandeliers, with their | beautiful ormolu decorations, will have the | pink shades. The effect will be charming in the ex- treme. The whole scheme is being carried out with Mrs. Paget's well-known taste. Mrs. Paget has brought some beautiful | Worth and Callot frocks from Paris for her | brief American visit. One is a Worth or- |ange-colored velvet dress, embroidered with | | silver, recalling her famous portrait by Constant. Another Worth costume its a pale blue velvet with exquisite old lace. From Callot she got a restaurant embroidered with gold, high to the throat, the sleeves tight at the elbows, with am- dress, | ple bishop sleeves of transparent muslin escaping. Another is of white satin, embroidered ‘with emeralds. with which she can wear /her emeralds and diamonds. Among her opera cloaks is one of pale been married mor- | | blue ‘York, velvet, bordered with sable. Another of white cloth trimmed with ermine. She is already knee-deep with American invitations, but has planned to return here in March, going straight to the Rivera. Her daughter, Lula, insteady going to New is joining a party, chiefly of young people, the ‘‘Tony”’ Drexels have made up for a trip to the West Indies on their new palatial steam vacht, which is considered the most perfectly contrived and luxurious | is c Ol floating pleasure house Watson has ever turned out. “rom the West Indies the} yacht will sail to the Mediterranean, taking aboard Mrs. Paget, Lord and Lady de Grey. Miss Yznaga and others at Cannes, | where all the smart Set are going this winter for a cruise to Corsica, Naples and Sicil . DPB LP OI NII ne_Ereneh Imperialist cause, | SicllS enn KITCHENER OPPOSED ROBERTS’ PLANS oe ae passages home, not even in liners but even| coming = stale and discontented, on cargo sleamers. | Be — ae gaat ee at home is be- f coming more acute and the pub- History fails to furnish a parallel to the lic is becoming more sk« pDtical ot tne French Otter, Back From South Africa, Tells of Roberts-Kitchener Feud and Official Gossip. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. (Copyright, 1901.) PARIS, Jan. ll. officer, Africa, later escaping from British He makes stgrtiing state ments, deduced from things he alleges he apt. Charve French has just returned from Soutn ) army , where he served tn the boe ity at Pretoria. overheard discussed among the English of ficers. that Roberts and had bitier controveries, lasting for 'before the former's departure. | Kitchener, he reports, reproached Roberts fot renouncing fhe command when things Were in a desperate state, resulting from Roberts maki mess of the campaign. eoanean * line of opera- Pretoria nin, a riman say ! captiv- | ful and cursed Roberts 48 &@ |'muddler who never knew and Instead of perforating @& narrow route, scouring the country | always ahead. Kitchener counseled the enemy Charvenin declares he that Kitchener keeping heard an English- was deeply resent- “silly old anything about waft except movihg straight ahead.” Charvenin saysethat one, night after Rob- ects had left he heard a group of officers | He says it is common military talk | discussing the matter, Kite hener | opinion was that the London war ofiice | Lafayette’s Valet let Dies at Advanced nths, | clique mon’ lit Kitchener excited Kitchenerite expressed 'that Roberts gladly folllowed the war of- fice plans, knowing that after his departure and the genera! was willing to take big chances were only discredited. One the belief ttchener would find himeelf in a blind al- ley, and, tatling to escape, his career would | 35 1824 as valet, He possessed a wonderful be ruined irretrievably. Charvenin speaks English pertectiy. but concealed that fact during bis papeevity, umpt ae porte pores. fewer « AC oan & ae: em. DAZZLE GOTHAM She Will Bring Over All AND CALLOT FAREWELL TO WALES ’TO BE AN be decorated after the | STOR WENT 10 BED ‘with ITALY’S YOUNG KING VICTOR EMMANUEL HONORS AN AMERICAN a wr Poccini, Who Praised Humbert and Denounced His As- s7eain “t 2n An>rchist Meetine, Is a Hero in Tome. - Inf we oe e >’ J J . aa es ® ® ® ee 8 Rr ei irininnts | ROME, Jan. 12.—Francesco Paccini of the Patriotic persons in this city raised a | United States, the veteran Italian soldier | Purse and sent it to Paccini with the in- who dared to call King Humbert a hero in Vitation to re turn to his native country and the presence of three or four hundred Ital- ‘lan and French anarchists, who had met at a hall to glorify Bresci for killing the King, and has been granted an audi- oo. a few months among the scenes of 8 childhood. He was born in Lucea in 1840, and was a member of a cavalry regiment in the battle of Villa Franca, where he was wounded alter showimg great bravery. is in Rome ence with King Victor Emmanuel. At the time he made his patriotic declara- tion, in the anarchists’ meeting tin New the defender of his father was in Italy he | Yor k, he was thro wn oO at brutally for ad ar- Sent him a pe rsonal reguest to call upoRn ing to call Bresci a murderer. Here he has |him. At the audience the young King warm- | ee n patronize ‘d by royalty itself. Iv tharked the ees old so » ier fo- his actions in ln i “rare MM NP OPIS OO PO en DARAAAAS LOOK UPON IT AS A HUGE JOKE, | Se ientists Have Fun With Telsa’s rl, Messages to Mars and Say Caustic Things. speetial Cable to the Post-Dispatch. | . (Copyright. 1001.) LONDON, Jan 12.—Marie Corelli believes | IN FORCE. in signaling to Mars. She said:

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